The Lunar New Year (often referred to as Chinese New Year in the U.S.) is an annual 15-day festival occurring in late January or early February based on the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar. In 2019, the first day of the Lunar New Year (LNY) falls on Tuesday, February 5th, denoting the arrival of Year of the Pig.
Main Street Launch is proud to have been accepted as a Community Progress Maker by Citi Foundation. Joining this national cohort of high-impact community organizations who received core operating support has enabled us to grow and develop new programs and services to meet the needs entrepreneurs we serve face. January 28-February 4, 2019, Main…
This post was written by Steve Nicastro and originally appeared on Nerdwallet on July 25, 2017. It is shared here with permission. It’s tempting to want to put 100% of your time and effort into plans to launch a new business from Day One. But jumping in with both feet is far riskier than working…
Attracting and retaining customers is critical to small business success. Here are some tips and resources to help your business get more effective at customer acquisition. Identify your ideal customers Who are your current customers and who do you want your new customers to be? Where are these folks (online and in person) and…
Main Street Launch is proud to partner with organizations like Start Small Think Big, another San Francisco Economic Development Alliance (SFEDA) member organization. Start Small provides eligible entrepreneurs with free legal, financial, and marketing services through in-house experts and their extensive network of pro-bono partners. Legal services include: Corporate risk assessment Entity…
This post was written by Andrew L. Wang and was originally published on Nerdwallet on September 11, 2017. It is reshared here with permission. For every story of an entrepreneur who was in the right place at the right time to capitalize on a fad, there are probably 10 more about the poor guy…
This post was written by Lucas Parker. Making a good investment opportunity can bring you a small fortune, while a bad one is something that could ruin you financially in no time unless you’re very careful. The problem with this notion lies in the fact that differentiating good investment opportunity from a bad one isn’t…
At Main Street Launch, our innovative partnerships enable us to provide small business owners with the capital, education, and relationships that allow them to thrive. One partner that supports this goal is Pacific Community Ventures. Pacific Community Ventures (PCV) is a nonprofit that engages small businesses, investors and policymakers to build an economy that…
This post was written by Steve Nicastro and originally appeared on NerdWallet on September 6, 2017. It is reposted here with permission. More people are trading in commutes and cubicles for couches and coffee shops: As of 2016, 43% of employees worked remotely at least part of the time, up from 39% in 2012, according…
Centro Community Partners fosters socioeconomic change by providing business advisory services and leadership programs to rising yet underserved entrepreneurs who want to launch or grow their businesses and create jobs in their communities. Centro offers a Basic Entrepreneurship Program, an Advanced Entrepreneurship Program, and a Small Business Advisor Program. In the basic program, entrepreneurs…
